Hearing that a thief suddenly appeared, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, and Zhou Qiang, the governor of Ningzhou, were immediately shocked, thinking that Shen Yikui led the crowd south, preparing to take revenge on the government's death plan.

However, the panting subordinate then reported that the person who came was Liu Ke, who had been sent out before. said that he brought several leaders of Shen Yikui's subordinates to discuss the matter of appeasement.

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Yang He glared at the other party and reprimanded him fiercely. But in the end, he didn't punish his subordinates, because it was good news after all. It proves that the thief's desire for appeasement has not changed much because of the attack of the official army.

Sunday Qiang was very excited, because Fu Ce could continue to be executed, so he immediately began to say hello to Yang He. "Congratulations, my lord, it seems that the thief's heart is very strong, and there is still room for easing the chaos in Qingyang Mansion. The adult's care can continue to be implemented, which is really a blessing from the emperor. ”

"Well, since it has reached such a point, the thieves are still willing to take the initiative to appease them. It seems that the implementation of this soothing policy will be much less difficult than expected. Yang He was also very happy, since the thief had reached this point and took the initiative to send someone to appease him, then in terms of the actual bargaining later, he should not have to worry about the other party's asking price being too high.

On Sunday, Qiang immediately expressed his opinion and made suggestions to Yang He. "Since the initiative is still in the hands of the government this time, my lord, you might as well put people into the city and settle them, first ask Liu Keguan to find out the truth among the thieves, and then summon other thieves after discussing countermeasures."

Yang He stroked his beard and said to Sunday Qiang with a smile: "This official also thinks the same, but the thief envoys who receive it must also be treated well, so you go and find a suitable room outside the office to temporarily house them, and I will order the people to be invited into the city." ”

Sunday Qiang immediately received the order to retreat, and then Yang He, who was relieved, immediately gave a few more orders, asking his subordinates to politely take the thieves from outside the city into the city and settle them, while Liu Keguan was directly led to Yang He.

Yang He planned to ask Liu Keguan what he had seen and heard in the thief camp these days, and then meet with the thief envoys who came to surrender after understanding the situation clearly.

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Zhang Mengcheng looked at the open city gate of Ningzhou in front of him, and finally followed Liu Keconsiderable into Ningzhou City with confidence. A few days ago, after Zhang Mengcheng let Liu Keconsiderable return to the camp without permission, he was severely reprimanded by Shen Yikui and other big leaders.

If they hadn't known that they were Zhang Mengjin's own brother, they might have killed themselves directly when they were angry. But even with the protection of the two big leaders, Zhang Mengjin and Cai Xiaozi, Shen Yikui and others still planned to punish Zhang Mengcheng. Other big leaders who thought their majesty was being despised also seconded, and their group planned to give Zhang Mengcheng a slap in the face.

As the eldest brother, Zhang Mengjin was of course unwilling, so he stopped him with his guards. The bandits who pushed each other couldn't hold back their anger, and Li Dan, who was accompanying him, even pulled out his knife at that time.

Zhang Mengcheng realized that the situation was not right, and in order to avoid bloodshed in the camp, he took the initiative to express his willingness to be punished. Cai Xiaozi also took the opportunity to mediate, and after Shen Yikui and the others saw that there were steps to go down, they reduced the number of boards a lot.

When Zhang Mengcheng received the third military stick, Liu Keguan outside the camp finally returned, and Zhang Mengcheng's remaining punishment was naturally terminated. Liu Keguan came back and told Shen Yikui and the other big leaders that Zhang Yingchang was willing to withdraw his troops. It's just that the leaders must evacuate from the range of Qingyang Mansion City and return directly to Heshui County, so that the official army will not continue to attack.

After hearing Zhang Yingchang's arrogant request, all the leaders were angry. With Zhang Yingchang's few men, even the sneak attack at night failed to defeat them. Now that it's daylight, it's entirely time for them to attack. Zhang Yingchang, a bastard, dared to be arrogant, and the impulsive Ru Chengming immediately said that he would take someone to chop up this miscellaneous man.

However, under Liu Ke's good words, the leaders still agreed to withdraw their troops to Heshui. After that, Miao Guangxian expressed his willingness to continue to stay in the camp as a hostage, so Liu Keguan took the representatives of the leaders to Ningzhou to continue to discuss the matter of appeasement.

Because Zhang Mengcheng left a good and deep impression on Liu Kezuo, after Zhang Mengcheng asked to accompany him, Liu Keconsiderable also took Zhang Mengcheng on the road.

Although the eldest brother Zhang Mengjin was a little worried, Zhang Mengcheng still persuaded his eldest brother to let him participate in this meeting. Also along were Shen Yikui's henchman Liu Jin and a leader named Liu Shangru. The other leaders saw that three leaders had already been dispatched, and they were a little worried about whether this Zhao'an would be a Hongmen banquet, so they did not continue to send people.

After the weapons were confiscated, Zhang Mengcheng and others, who entered the city, were placed in a room near the gate outside the office, and Liu Keguan was directly approached by Yang He for questioning. After all, the government did not directly put Zhang Mengcheng and the others in prison, so Zhang Mengcheng and the other two leaders still waited with peace of mind.

Liu Jin, who was a little bored, asked Zhang Mengcheng: "Xiucai, you read a lot." Tell me, what kind of official is this governor of the three sides, is it bigger than the prefect of Qingyang Mansion? ”

Liu Shangru, who came with him, also looked at Zhang Mengcheng, although his name made people think that he must be a scholar, but in fact he was also a big man who didn't know a few words.

Zhang Mengcheng did not know how to describe the power of the trilateral governors in short words. I had to deal with it and said: "The governor of the three sides is the biggest official in Shaanxi, and even the governor of Shaanxi, the governor of Yansui, and those general soldiers have to listen to the words of the governor of the three sides." ”

Although Zhang Mengcheng said this very problematicly, the two big bosses on the opposite side must not care about anything.

However, Liu Jin continued to ask: "The governor of the three sides is the biggest official in Shaanxi. So what does the governor of Shaanxi do, why is the governor of the three sides not called the governor of Shaanxi, and what does the three sides mean? ”

Liu Shangru also took the opportunity to ask about what he had been puzzled about. "Why is there a governor of Yansui, the chief soldier of Yansui. But I haven't heard of the trilateral general army. Why is this, Xiucai, you can also tell us about it. ”

Just as Zhang Mengcheng was answering their questions one after another, Liu Keguan also reported to Yang He, the governor of the three sides, what he had seen and heard about this pacification operation. At the same time, he also focused on describing the tragic situation in Heshui County, and the information of Heshui County was personally told by Jiang Yingchang, the magistrate of Heshui County, who was captured, so Liu Keguan's words were quite detailed.

After listening to the miserable experience in Heshui County, Yang He said with a bitter face: "I originally planned to appease Shen Yikui and the others, but after the incident in Heshui County, I am afraid that there will be many people who oppose Fuce, and how can such a crime be appeased." ”

After hearing about the ravages in Heshui County, Sunday Qiang was also quite unhappy in his heart. But Zhou Qiang still felt that the overall situation should be taken seriously, so he said to Yang He: "Things have changed in the middle of the situation, and this is not the only thing. Today's life and death are at stake, and the safety of a county is in this move, so it is better to endure it. ”

Liu Keguan also said at this time: "Not all the thieves are like this, and the gods of my view, Yikui, Zhang Mengjin and others are not vain murderers. Wei Ru became famous and was quite cunning and murderous, Jiang Yingchang also said to me that the people who rushed into the city that day and killed indiscriminately were led by Ru Chengming, and then set fire to the city was also done by this person. ”

Yang He groaned for a while after listening to the words of the two, and finally strengthened his determination to continue to carry out the Fu policy. He ordered his men to bring in several of the bandit leaders who had entered the city, and to open the gates, and he intended to summon them himself with great gifts.